Skin Cancer Treatment

Broadly speaking we divide skin cancer in to Melanoma and Non-Melanoma skin cancers.

Non-Melanoma skin cancer accounts for the vast majority of skin cancers in the United States. This category includes Basal Cell Carcinoma (more than 4 million new cases/year in the U.S.) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (more than 1 million new cases/year in the U.S.) as well as less common skin cancers such as Sebaceous Carcinoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

Melanoma is the type of skin cancer that can develop in an existing mole or appear as a new mole on your skin. If melanoma is recognized and treated early, it is almost always curable. If it is not, the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body. While it is not the most common of the skin cancers, it causes the most deaths.